Hypertext Webster Gateway: "recalcitrant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recalcitrant \Re*cal"ci*trant\, a. [L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of
recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to
kick, fr. calx heel. Cf. {Inculcate}.]
Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or
opposition; refractory.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
recalcitrant
adj 1: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or
guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything
revolves around a refractory individual genius" [syn:
{refractory}]
2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University
suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters"
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